The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has lost its HQ in Jarabulus city, north Aleppo,  after fierce fighting with Islamist rebels for the last few days, local sources told Zaman Alwasl. ISIL’s commander in Jarabulus (Emir) Abu Huffs al-Masri has been killed,...

Syrian regime ambassador to Jordan, Bahjat Suleiman, exceeded again the diplomatic norms and practices after issuing an aggressive statement against a Jordanian parliament member. The statement described MB, Abdulla Ubeidat, as ‘a pawn in the Wahabist-Zionist axis with...

Turkey’s embattled government has been accused of suspected weapons shipments to Syria—but tighter border controls could end up harming moderate rebels and helping jihadists. Al-Qaeda could emerge as the unlikely winner as supplies for more moderate rebels crossing the...

  As Western countries display increasing alarm at the strength of multinational Islamist extremists among rebels in Syria opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, a Syrian official was quoted on Wednesday as saying Western intelligence agencies had sent representatives to Damascus...